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Cosmetics dirty dozen; Propylene glycol

Propylene glycol is a very common chemical used in cosmetics. It is a colourless and odourless...

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21.01.2025

Natural Deodorants and Antiperspirants

The selection of natural cosmetic-grade deodorants is now growing exponentially. There are more...

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12.09.2023

Is Vaseline Safe in Skin Care?

Vaseline is a very traditional ingredient in cosmetics that has become a baddie in recent years....

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01.12.2021

Impurities in cosmetics; chemicals not listed in the INCI list

Many of you are certainly familiar with the mandatory cosmetic product ingredient list, the INCI...

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24.11.2021

Dirty Dozen of Cosmetics; Parabens

Parabens are very commonly used in cosmetics. It is estimated that up to 90% of cosmetic products...

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20.10.2021

What are the differences between homemade cosmetics and industrially made cosmetics?

From time to time, I have to answer to the question why do I bother to make cosmetics by myself....

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04.08.2021

Siloxanes in cosmetics; why should you avoid siloxanes?

My series about Cosmetics Dirty Dozen is presenting this time siloxanes aka polysiloxanes. They...

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28.04.2021

How Dangerous is Talc

Talc is a very traditional cosmetic ingredient. It is a mineral commonly found in nature. Talc has...

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07.04.2021

Nanomaterials in cosmetics

There is not so much information available about the use of nanomaterials in cosmetics. Many of...

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24.03.2021

Polyethylene glycol, PEG

Many cosmetics products are based on Polyethylene glycol. Polyethylene glycol is commonly referred...

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10.03.2021

What is formaldehyde? Formaldehyde releasers in cosmetics

The popularity of natural cosmetics and home-made cosmetics is mainly based on the avoidance of...

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29.04.2020

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